Marcus M. COWLES

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abt. 1826 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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15 September 1852 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1826 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Marcus M. COWLES died 15 September 1852 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Martin Cowles

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Recorded occupation: Grocer

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1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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Name: Marcus M. Cowles
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Westfield
Death Date: 15 Sep 1852
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1826
Birth Place: Westfield
Occupation: Grocer
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Martin Cowles
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50616-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 185475
Reference ID: p 275

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1F-8VM : 10 December 2014), Marcus M. Cowles, 15 Sep 1852; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 275; FHL microfilm 185,475.'

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